The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-14


| county clerk Of said county. pursuant 10
the statutes IN such ease made and pro-
yided, made and entered % reeOrd the fol-
lowing order, to-wits
In the matter OF the subscription % the
Z capital Stock of the Soluulom Valley, Gyp-
sum 4 Gulf nilWny company, bs Daytnn
township, Saline county, knnsas.
WHKEEAs A petition duiy signed by ThoIn-
3 Riorlan and E niore of the resident taNpsy-
eTs o. Dayton township, Saline county, state
Of Kansas. and being lnore than tWo-hnhs
l2-5' of the resident Taxpayers Of said toWn-
. ship, has been on this fth dag OF June, A. D.,
3 Iss9, presented % the buard ~ county COM
8 missioners Of said county uf Saline. fnr the
I consideration and action uf said board, there
being present. Anson Miller, chairman, and
/ A T. Dodge and 3. W. Burke, member of
/ gaid board constituting q full bnarll, aud
/ Joseph Sargent, CLERK of said county and
/ CLERK Of said board. which said petition With
/ the signatures thereto omitted l. In the
Woris and figures following, to-wit;
PETITION
/ To the Honorable Bard eC CouHfy COHiniis-
sioaers er Saline cOuHfy IN fhs state y
EGnsas:
We. the undersigned, your petioners, each
being resident taxpayer Of Dayton
| township, IN Saline county ! state % Kan
So. respectfully petition your honorable hosly
70 submit "a the qualified eiectons nf said
township, for fOrtheiracceptanceO OF rejection ~ n
/ special election 10 BE- ordered hy YOUR homer
/ orabie body under and In pursuance OF the
l laws of the state of Kansas, and an act enti-
| tied. "An act N enable counties, townships
L anu ElENEa 10 ulu lI Nuf E0tAaNEuNAl0l Oh Elti=
roads, and 10 repeal section eight oi chapter
thiriy-nine Of the laws of iEa." which
took effect February ., lslo. the follow
/ ing proposition with the terms aud condl-
! tlons hereinafter specified, to-Wt:
Shall the township Of Dayton In the
county oi Saline, state Of Kansas, subscribe
for one hundred and any shares, % one hun
dred dollars each. of the capital sock Of the
solomon Valley, Gypsum a Gull railway
company, a corporation organized under the
Las OF thesiate Of Kansas. and In payment
therefore issue to said railway company hf-
teen Of the bonds OF said township, 81 the de-
nomination of one Thousand dollars each. said
bonds to be payable 10 the bearer AZ the Fiscal
Agency offhe state Of Kansas In New York
CITY, thirty years after date thereof. with in
terest at the rate of six per cent. perannum,
payable semi-annuallys Tor which IN
terest coupons shall be- attached, payable az
the fiscal agency aforesaid this subscription
of stock and ISSUE OF bonds to be upon the
following conditions, namely; As soon as
said proposition shall be determined In the
affirmative, by a canvass of the votes cast at
such election, the boart Of county commits
siuneri of said county Of Saline, for aud Ia
behalfof said Dayton township, shall order
the county clerk to make, and the county
clerk shall make, said subscription In the
name uf said township, for one hundred and
my shares of she capital stock uf said rail
way company: and when the rnilroad Of
said railway company shall ~ built OF
standard gauge, completed and in operation
under lease or niherwisel from the north or
west line of said township to the south or
east line of said Dayton township. then said
county commissioners shall cause such
bonds, with Interest coupons attached a.
aforesaid. 90 b. issued In the name uf said
township OF Dayton. and shall deliver the
same Ia said railway company, its succes
snrs or assigns, ON delivery or tender 10 thr |
county treasurer OF said county. OF Ger
fincates for one hundred and hny shares uf
fully paid up capital Siuck VI said railway |
company, equal la amount with said bond o.
dollar for dollar:
T'rurisfed said rnIlruad shall De- built. enm-
pleted and ln operation by leaSe or other |
wise aforesaid, ON or before the hrsi day |
81 July, A. d.. l62s, and
Irorifei further, that II the said, the Sol |
omun Valley, Gypsum Gulf railway CONT |
pany shall BE- hlndered or delayed In thes
construction Of said line of rtilroad, By |
labor strikes, legal proceeding, or extraOrii- |
nary action Of the elements, the length OF /
Time ~ hindered shall he added 10 thc |
time herein specinedto complete said rail- /
The form Of the ballots to be used at said |
election shall be "FUr the subscription OF |
siOck and issue OF bonds to the Solomon /
Valley, Gypsum Gulf railway company, |
and a Agalnst the subscription OF stock and /
issue Of bonds 20 the solomon Valley, Gyp-
sum Gulf railway company" And,
WHEREAS, The said petition being dulH /
hled and now set down for hearing, and tht /
said board OF county commissioners having Il
duly examined and considered the same, anG /
being duly advised In the premises, the niu Il
board do ind and declare that said petition l. /
In writing: that 10 o. subscribed by NOR thar
tWo-fifths (2-5l OF the resident Taxpayers Oi
Dayton township, In said Saline county, that Il
u designates the solomon Valley, Gypsum a i
which 70 Is proposed 20 extend aid In the con
structlon and building Of lts ruilruad into. Il
within and through said township, and IN,
amount OF capital stock OF said company, fui Il
which u Is proposed that the said foWnshlpoi
Dayton shall subscribe: that Il sets forth tht
ierInsof payment for said stock together with
the terms and conditions upon which % l.
proposed 20 make said subscription and the
form Of ballot to be used at said election
asked and prayed 10 be held In said town
ship, and that said petition i In all re-
spects In conformity TO law. Now,
ThcrefOrr, In accordance with the prayer Oi
said peiitlun, and pursuant to, and by virtue
and under authority of the several statutes
In such ease made and provided, u b hereby
ordered and declared by said bOard that thu
prayer Of said petition he and the same is
hereby granted and that a special election |
he held in said township on the 9th day OF
August, A D., lss7, fOrthe purpose of voting
on said proposition an ai said special elec-
teon, the question and proposition as set forth
In the hcrelubefore recited petittOn-all OF |
which said petition Il hereby made "A mari |
OF this order-shall be and l. hereby submit
ted TO the qualified electors Of said township
for their decision by voting by ballot thereon
ns In such petition designated.
And u b. further ordered and declared that
said election be held ut the usual places Of
holding general elections In said township Of
Dayton, and that u BE- held and that the re-
turns be made and the result be ascertnind |
and declared In the same manner us prD- |
vided by law for holding general elections.
and that the ballots used nt said election !
shall have written or printed thereon the
wOrtlS: "Fur the subscription OF stock and |
issue uf bonds 20 the Solomon Valley. Gyp- /
sum a Gulf railway company" and g gninst /
the subscription of stock and Issue of bondls /
to the solomon Valley, Gypsum a Gulf rail-
way company"
said ballots to be counted for or against the |
proposition accordingly.
And 10 u further ordered hy said board |
{ hat the sheriff OF Saline county make due
proclamation and notice 10 the voters and |
qualified electors Of said township of Dayton |
uf the submission Of said question |
and proposition as set fOrth In said pati-
urffar In
at the special election, To he held as afore |
said, by publishing the said Proclamation |
holding Of said election, In the Saline County |
JOURNAL, new spaper published IN the citS
ni Salina, In said ruunty, and having u gen
arul circulation in said township of nnvtou
sud that ian said urualamnfItn The said sber | Z
in sei forth this orJigr reciting said petition.
And the county clerk Of said county am .
TX -ofilcio clerk Of this board, O. hereby a. @
recied to Ss,,ir Co the sheriff oI said county q
saline, state OF Kansas duty certified copy
Done hy the board of county commission !
.rs at the county of saline. state Of Kansas ,
Ibis aHh day OF June. 4. u isss.
ANsoS MILLER, ChaiTman. o
iSEAG-i A. l. hubQE. . Members nf
!. ". BuRKE, Said Board. {
ATTEST: IOSEPH SARGEST.
STATE OF KANSAS
CoUNrY % SALINE
], Joseph Sargent. clerk ~ said county OF
Saline. do hereby eertify that the ntove anl /
Il
iariicular, OF The order made by the bnartl II .
'ouuiy commissioners uf stid tnuuty, iu the !
natter herein named, al = special ss.sslun Of y
aid bnard, dul. held nt my office In the city I,
y Salinal the ruunty seat ~ said county, on \
he aih day Of June, A. D., lsss, which order =
fas duly entered of record Ia recouls Of >,
uaru Of county commissioners of Saline
tluuty, state Of kaiIsas. 1,
In witness whereof have herpdnfn 81 my y
land a. county clerk. and affixed the sal az p
aid county. at my office Ia the city of aalina
. the said county umd ate. this Ii tlay OF |
uly, A. d.. tsG. iuSEPH SARgENT I
lSEAi- County Clerk.
70 W. ". Barfien, Sheri6 Of Said County. and :,
.trhich said orficr is hsrebV Bladlr a p,rf "
qf ftff 0rier dnd n0ffcc. n
Nov, Therefore, I, ". W. BARTLETT, sherfn =
{ snldcouGty Of Saline, In pursuance and !.
virtue Of said order, % hereby pro- y
lain and make known that on Tues ] "
ays the Hh day of August A d.. -
-, a special election will b. held In said =.
iWnship Of Dayton, for the purpose OF vot- =,
% upon the question and proposition in the u
oeye order contained, and that said ~
lection will be held az the usual plafe OF -